Mid Coast
Sagadahoc County
Town of Georgetown

Perkins Island Light Station

Perkins Island Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Maine. It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the and the separate on the point, Perkins Island Light, and were all built at the same time.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “Perkins Island Light” and “Perkins Island Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Popham Colony and Squirrel Point Light Station.

Park
The Popham Colony—also known as the Sagadahoc Colony—was a short-lived English colonial settlement in . It was established in 1607 by the proprietary Plymouth Company and was located in the present-day town of , near the mouth of the Kennebec River. is situated 2½ miles south of Perkins Island Light Station.

Lighthouse
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Squirrel Point Light is a lighthouse marking the southwestern point of on the Kennebec River. It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the and the separate on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time. is situated 2 miles northwest of Perkins Island Light Station.

School
School Union 47 covers five towns in the state of . Included in Union 47 is Arrowsic, , Phippsburg, West Bath and . All towns have schools serving grades K–6, with the exception of Woolwich, which serves grades K–8. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Perkins Island Light Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Georgetown and Phippsburg.

Village
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is a town in , United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to , the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. is situated 2 miles northeast of Perkins Island Light Station.

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, a coastal town in on , is a popular beach destination.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated village in the town of , , , United States. The community is located on the Atlantic coast, 10.1 miles south of . has a , with ZIP code 04565. is situated 4 miles west of Perkins Island Light Station.

Perkins Island Light Station

Latitude
43.78681° or 43° 47′ 13″ north
Longitude
-69.78526° or 69° 47′ 7″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87MGQ6P7+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6527728489
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4975047
Wiki­data ID
Q7169046
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Perkins Island Light Station” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Perkins Island Light Station”. Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.